I say refreshing because most books about Cuba today seem made only to perpetuate the visual clichés of old cars and decaying architecture and while some find this romantic gaze compelling, I find this approach to be ultimately reductive and unproductive.
"I kept looking at it and looking and thinking, 'Should I get it?' There's this compelling sincerity to the gaze.
The pioneers of ornithology rock (tonight's set includes "The Great Skua") are never less than compelling, the haunted, lidless gaze of the brothers Yan and Hamilton focusing the attention, their stirringly anthemic rock filled out these days by Abi Fry's John Cale-like viola drone.
But the blaze of Mr. Murphy's gaze is so compelling, you have to look twice to make sure that the Holy Ghost itself — or its infernal equivalent — hasn't made a sudden guest appearance.
His coal-black eyes are rigidly focused in a gaze that expresses compelling force.
Mr. Bender, though, excitedly points out details of the site like an architectural historian gazing upward at a compelling cornice.
If there is a shortcoming in "The Queen," it is that, in the face of compelling evidence, it maintains too affectionate a gaze on human nature.
His VIP (Viewer Improved Painting) from 2014 tested different compositions and colors while tracking the viewer's gaze, ultimately determining the most compelling visual arrangement.
"Pomona" is particularly compelling: a striking young woman, framed by foliage, gazing defiantly at the camera.
